Dow Futures Opening Update as on 26 February 2018

U.S. stock futures are higher in pre-market trading for Monday, February 26. The Dow Futures are trading at 25,470.00 for up with +0.62% percent or +160.00 point.The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,758.25 for up with +0.35% percent or +9.50 point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 6,920.75 for up with +0.16% percent or +11.00 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 22,153.63 for up with +1.19% percent or +260.85 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 31,506.16 for up with +0.76% percent or +238.99 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,329.57 for up with +1.23% percent or +40.55 point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 34,385.84 for up with +0.71% percent or +243.69point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 are trading at 7,266.68 for up with +0.31% percent or +22.27 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 12,553.35 for up with +0.56% percent or +69.56 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,346.27 for up with +0.54% percent or +28.90point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 383.01 for up with +0.47% percent or +1.81 point.

Monday’s Factors and Events

In the previous trading session, stocks on Wall Street finished higher, as anxiety surrounding higher interest rates subsided. While U.S. government debt yields remained under pressure Monday, concerns around the future of the economy and monetary policy in the States keeps markets on edge.

Looking to Monday’s session, in economic data news, new home sales are due out at 10 a.m. ET, followed by the Dallas Fed’s Texas manufacturing outlook survey, set to be released at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Chicago Fed’s National Activity Index will also come out at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Friday’s Activity

U.S. market were higher on Friday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 25,309.99 for up with +1.39% percent or +347.51 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,747.30 for up with +1.60% percent or +43.34 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 7,337.39 for up with +1.77% percent or 127.31 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,549.19 for up with +1.25% percent or +19.20 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 946.55 for up with +1.24% percent or +11.63 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,904.23 for up with +1.22% percent or +22.95 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,215.35 for up with +1.59% percent or +18.98 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,621.74 for up with +1.54% percent or +24.63 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,520.21 for up with +1.57% percent or +23.43 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 25,309.99 for up with +1.39% percent or +347.51 point.

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